The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his back pain and depression, make it impossible for him to engage in most occupations due to their severity and impact on daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, chronic lumbosacral strain with lumbar degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, lower back scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- A19002901
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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